The Last Nail
Dan Fogelberg
The Last Nail from "Captured Angel" (1975) Standard tuning - Capo 0 [Intro] | | | | | | | | | [Verse] . I saw you running ahead of the crowd . I chased but never thought I’d catch you .. . You said you loved me but you had to be free And I let you ... . Why did I let you? [Verse] . We walked together through the gardens and graves . I watched you grow to be a woman .. . Living on promises that nobody gave To no one ... ... They were given to no one .. [Bridge] | | | | | [Verse] . I started listening to the wind and the rain . You strained your ears but could hear nothin’ .. . One night I thought I heard them whisper my name And I went runnin’ ... ... . [Verse] . I left a trail of footprints deep in the snow . I swore one day I would retrace them .. . But when I turned around I found that the wind Had erased them ... ... Now I’ll never replace them .. [Bridge] | | | | ... | [Chorus] . Fly away my sweet bird over the land . Take life for all the freedom you can . But if you ever should need a man well the offer still stands [Break] | | | | | | | | | [Verse] . I hear you’ve taken on a husband and child . And live somewhere in Pennsylvania .. . I never thought you’d ever sever the string But I can’t blame you none .. .. [Verse] . So let the ashes fall and lay where they will . Just say that once you used to know me .. . One last time sing that old song we used to know But this time sing . (This time sing) Oh this time sing a little more slowly .. [Bridge] | | | | ... | [Chorus] . Fly away my sweet bird over the land . Take life for all the freedom you can . But if you ever should need a man well the offer still stands [Outro] | | / | | / | | / | / | / | | Charted by Dexex Built on a solid foundation laid by 71 Deluxe 41 in 2014.
